Warner Bros.’ announcement of a decade-long Harry Potter TV adaptation sparked predictably mixed reactions on Wednesday, as people questioned the ethics of supporting J.K. Rowling’s work. Despite HBO’s mealy-mouthed assertions that Potter is “affirmative and positive and about love and self-acceptance,” the franchise can’t separate itself from Rowling’s transphobic reputation. She’s the celebrity face of …
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Warner Bros. Discovery Brass Don’t Seem To Want To Talk About J.K. Rowling’s, Uh, Beliefs Amidst ‘The Harry Potter’ Show News
Getty Image What do you do if you the person you really want to go into business with has a habit of spouting hateful nonsense? That’s the question Warner Bros. Discovery execs have to ask themselves after revealing they are indeed, as predicted, launching a Harry Potter show — with input from J.K. Rowling. On …
‘Barbie,’ ‘Shrek 5,’ And A New ‘Harry Potter’ TV Show–Here’s What You Might Have Missed
It’s been a big week for entertainment news. We’ve gotten updates about the new Barbie movie, a big announcement for Shrek fans everywhere, and rumors about a possible Harry Potter HBO show that no one asked for. If you’re feeling a little out of the loop, read on for this week’s big stories of the …
HBO Max Is Working On A ‘Harry Potter’ Reboot Series, And Yes, J.K. Rowling Is Involved
Warner Bros. It’s been a good long while since the Harry Potter film series ended. Seriously, it’s been a dozen years as of his summer. Yes, there’s been the Fantastic Beasts trilogy, but those sure haven’t been even remotely as beloved as the ones about Harry himself. It’s no surprise HBO Max has been trying …
‘Harry Potter’ Characters Are Decked out in Balenciaga in This New Video
The advent of AI-generated art dances a fine line between technological advancement and flat-out art theft. While it might be fun to create AI art as a side project or even a silly meme, professional artists have expressed concern over its potential to steal other people’s work in creating images. The Harry Potter franchise finds …
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‘Harry Potter’ Star Daniel Radcliffe Moderated A Discussion With Trans And Non-Binary Youth For A YouTube Series
While Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling continues to spew anti-trans rhetoric (a recent Onion headline: “Harry Potter Fan Always Dreamed Of Receiving Magical Defamation Letter From J.K. Rowling”), Daniel Radcliffe is hosting a roundtable for transgender and non-binary youth. The first episode of The Trevor Project series, “Sharing Spaces,” features “six trans and nonbinary young …
Black Harry Potter Fans On TikTok Made Hogwarts Into A HBCU
Black TikTokers closed out this year’s Black History Month by turning Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry into an HBCU with all the trimmings: house parties, stroll teams, Greek life, and more. This reimagining of the fictional wizarding school has collectively been dubbed HAMU, or Hogwarts Agricultural and Magical University, and hundreds of videos have …
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Rupert Grint Is Reflecting Upon The ‘Suffocating’ Experience Of Starring In Those Back-To-Back ‘Harry Potter’ Films
Getty Image Despite continuing to collaborate with M. Night Shyamalan on the Apple TV series Servant and the writer/director’s upcoming film, Knock at the Cabin, Rupert Grint will always be best known as Harry Potter‘s red-headed best friend Ron Weasley. While promoting the post-apocalyptic film starring Dave Bautista, Grint opened up about the experience of …
Why Do Snape and Lily Potter Have the Same Patronus?
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Snape cradling Lily’s dead body … we’re not crying, you are. In case you have forgotten, only a select few witches and wizards are able to produce Patronuses in Harry Potter. There’s plenty of mystery surrounding them, but fans have reason to believe love has an influence on Patronuses. For example, …
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Why Is Snape the “Half-Blood Prince”? ‘Harry Potter’ Details
Just like Voldemort came up with his own name to disown the muggle Riddle family last name, Snape’s self-title as the half-blood prince does the same. This is also a way to mislead the reader into believing that Snape is truly on Voldemort’s side, which seems apparent at the end of Half-Blood Prince. However, as …
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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Said He Wanted To Do A ‘Harry Potter’ Parody, But Warner Bros. Never Gave Him The Greenlight
Getty Image “Weird” Al Yankovic doesn’t only do parodies, but parodies are what he’s best known for. None of them, though, are mean-spirited. He’s a nice guy, and he tends to ask permission first. Sometimes they say no. Eminem turned him down. Sir Paul McCartney wouldn’t let him record “Chicken Pot Pie” (his take on …
Daniel Radcliffe Deserves Props For Effectively Separating Himself As A Performer From ‘Harry Potter’
Getty Image In The Lost City, Daniel Radcliffe plays the billionaire Abigail Fairfax. When his men bring him Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) against her will to a large warehouse with long tables covered in charcuterie, he says, “oh, no, did this feel creepy? I told you guys, ‘don’t make it creepy.’” Fairfax is a terrible …